Posted on 04/29/2008 9:17:37 PM PDT by blam
Me either but then I’ve really cut down on eating out so I might not be noticing.
We just had dinner at a place where we were never able to have dessert because of the portion sizes. Tonight I had Apple Pie, and Mrs. Submareener had Chocolate Cake.
This article seems like a DNC press release. “Facts” taken from lefty blogs.
Wow, would people really get by eating a 12oz cut of steak rather than 16oz? It’s unthinkable! I wonder if our society can survive going back to 1/4 pound burgers after being accustomed to 1/2 pounders.
Next Headline.....”70% of American’s lose an average of 20% of their weight”.....Oh, wait.....that’s the 70% who are 30% OVER weight.....sheesh!
More US grocery prices have been falling than rising over the past couple of months (for non-convenience foods at Sam’s and Wal-Mart).
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I warned bad things would happen if the Democrats got into the majority!
The problem with the 12 oz steak is when it costs more than what you would have paid for the 16 oz.
Hmmm Could this be the govts forced healthcare prevention plan?
Food so spendy everyone will have no choice but to eat Amer. Diabetic portioned meal plans.
Hmmm - maybe it’s an evil Government plot to get all fat Americans to lose a few pounds????
That’s not bad. In the valley we are paying 5 dollars for a gallon of milk and eggs are over 2 dollars a dozen. All the staples have rose in price too. As someone posted above, strangely the prepared foods are staying stable for now.
Me either here in Orlando but I’m beginning to wonder why.
Bought some sirloin tip roasts today for $2.99 a pound. Sirloin steak for $3.99 a pound, whole chickens for $.99 pound. Granted, they were all on sale ...
Fast foward 2 years.
T-bone - $12.95.
With meat - $49.50
Next we'll be hearing about hard times faced by health clubs, dietitians and obesity-reliant industries.
That said, we buy whole cuts at Sam's and portion them ourselves. We also hunt/fish and grind our own burger, usually from the scrap ends of whole cuts like top sirloin and chuck roasts and equal amounts of venison. For meatloaf/meatballs, I use 1/3 each beef, pork and venison. This sort of hamburger usually costs out at under $1/pound, is high quality and we control the amount of fat added by weight.
There is a phenomena right now called the Grocery Game (can be googled). They sell a list each week of specials, reduced price and free items by location/store. From their message forum, the market is young mothers with several children who are stockpiling until they reach the point where all they have to purchase are perishables and a few replacements of canned/dry/frozen items. They also do this with cleaning/pharmaceutical/health and grooming items. It is couponing and stockpiling taken to an almost ridiculous degree, but everyone is reporting 40%-50% savings on their purchases/week and much of this is being recorded on spreadsheets. Obviously, they see prices as too high and are spending a lot of time/energy to reduce their expenditures.
I do a much lighter version of this and have for a long time.It will carry you through hard times at a reasonable cost, but it seems from the GG site that some have taken it to a Y2K level and are experiencing storage space problems and expiration date anxiety.
I don't know where you're talking about but here in the piney woods of East Texas the price of food and eat out has been rising steadily, a little less for dining out but the grocery bill has more than made up for it. I'm already looking at brands, buying more house brands and less name brands among other cost saving methods.
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